Hoppertown and the Horseradish Twins
Description
The "Horseradish Twins", James “Floyd” (1879-1955) and Roscoe “Ross” LaPard (1881-1956), along with their brother Emery, were fiddlers and square dance callers who entertained in the West Michigan area in the teens through the 1930s. One of the spots they frequented was an area on Reeds Lake at an out of the way place known as "Hoppertown".
Collection Items
Hoppertown on Reeds Lake
Hoppertown, a little known dance resort on the north shore of Reeds Lake in the teens through the 1930s.
Hopper Town and the LaPard brothers AKA the "Horseradish Twins"
![Hopper Town and the LaPard brothers AKA the "Horseradish Twins"](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/73574/archive/square_thumbnails/0fda9853f4d2cd0dc8ae32c7800ff4a2.jpg?Expires=1717027200&Signature=HoYUwRp4FnolDaoFRiTZDUgqQW63bBW7sJMotR-TdJ0hYG6YBaRBf4DwAJoJ--CzzOs0TsEHZV4ih6rL39MVou-n0g2JEb-QT8QyyWsJ%7EKhoG50L5XTPaD4a-VDJQrlxcjsbRMt346lJh9fgfRxbfTKm9Mm2Zag2UNHaZ0MYZtjbX3b-gsbOBc9DPVNDtu-eJns8spNnJkXPE%7EObmPUI-rv8aFGr9mVxAjTDoXbjLzdLO1W6pJj7y-9GCzfwnutJlqZ2F6i5ecHNXliNmZ9WwyQz2Mf7768zOVQnORYJkcvu8PNL2iTAonbfY94ARMLt6szKoVa%7E2OTTJEExRIGNNw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Hopper Town and the LaPard brothers AKA the "Horseradish Twins"")
Hopper Town and the LaPard brothers AKA the "Horseradish Twins" - on Reeds Lake and in Grand Rapids. Hopper Town a dance resort on the north shore of Reeds Lake, circa 1910 - 1930s.